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The Civilian Psychiatrist's Role in Evaluations for the Draft

Back to table of contents Previous article Next article ArticleNo AccessThe Civilian Psychiatrist's Role in Evaluations for the DraftTHOMAS M. DOODYTHOMAS M. DOODYSearch for more papers by this authorPublished Online:1 Apr 2006https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.128.2.236AboutSectionsPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail "The Civilian Psychiatrist's Role in Evaluations for the Draft." American Journal of Psychiatry, 128(2), pp. 236–237 Access content To read the fulltext, please use one of the options below to sign in or purchase access. Personal login Institutional Login Sign in via OpenAthens Purchase Save for later Item saved, go to cart PPV Articles - American Journal of Psychiatry $35.00 Add to cart PPV Articles - American Journal of Psychiatry Checkout Please login/register if you wish to pair your device and check access availability. Not a subscriber? Subscribe Now / Learn More PsychiatryOnline subscription options offer access to the DSM-5 library, books, journals, CME, and patient resources. This all-in-one virtual library provides psychiatrists and mental health professionals with key resources for diagnosis, treatment, research, and professional development. Need more help? PsychiatryOnline Customer Service may be reached by emailing [email protected] or by calling 800-368-5777 (in the U.S.) or 703-907-7322 (outside the U.S.). FiguresReferencesCited byDetailsCited ByNone Volume 128Issue 2 August 1971Pages 236-237 Metrics PDF download History Published online 1 April 2006 Published in print 1 August 1971

Psychiatric evaluations for young men facing the draft: a report of 147 cases.

This study describes psychiatric evaluations of 147 young men anticipating the draft; the material elicited contributed to a clinical picture of unsuitability for military service. The subjects fell within two broad groups: anxious, depressed, goal-directed individuals who were strongly resistant to authority, and withdrawn, aimless dropouts. Follow-up revealed that 96 percent of the respondents were subsequently deferred. The authors feel that civilian psychiatrists have a responsibility to maintain their patients' health, which is often incompatible with military service.

The Military and the Civilian Psychiatrist— United States and Swiss

The Military and the Civilian Psychiatrist— United States and Swiss

The civilian psychiatrist and the draft.

A study of 11 patients who presented with psychiatric symptoms after receiving induction or activation notices revealed that their chief motivation was to obtain a letter recommending deferment. The authors discuss the ethical question of psychiatrists' volunteering their services to young men seeking deferment to express their own opposition to the Viet Nam conflict and offer suggestions to the civilian psychiatrist who is called on to evaluate a patient for the draft.

The operational matrix of psychiatric practice. II. Variability in psychiatric impressions and the projection hypothesis.

The study was designed to test the hypothesis that observed variations between psychiatrists, with respect to diagnostic judgment, reflected a tendency on the part of the psychiatrists to attribute to his client some of the psychiatrist's own personality characteristics, and that this tendency made the psychiatrists more sensitive to certain facets of the personality structure of the psychiatrists and also resulted in a greater perceptual distortion for other facets of the patient's personality structure. The design utilized involved 5 civilian psychiatrists all of whom had received advanced psychoanalytic training in the same institute. The 4 junior psychiatrists in this group were used as assessment psychiatrists in a special assessment program of 116 enlisted men on duty in a Naval installation. The senior psychiatrist was used to assess the psychodynamic structure of the 4 junior psychiatrists. The data on the 116 enlisted men comprised diagnostic clinical summaries dictated immediately following an i...

Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Psychotherapy: Post-War Psychiatry in the Army: What it Teaches the Civilian Psychiatrist

Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Psychotherapy: Post-War Psychiatry in the Army: What it Teaches the Civilian Psychiatrist

ARMY PSYCHIATRIC LITERATURE, FACTORS IN INTERPRETATION

Some essential differences between the viewpoints of the civilian and army psychiatrists have been presented. Some of the problems and regulations which must be considered in interpreting literature that will be forthcoming concerning army psychiatry are herewith explained. It is hoped that this will prevent unwarranted generalizations or interpretations from a statistical standpoint and will enhance the value of the material.